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Sep 10, 2013It is a beautiful sleeplessness captured in Surrounded; in those channels and eddies, fans of his musical landscapes can drift for hours.
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Q MagazineJan 27, 2014His trademark lyrical honesty and sublime fingerpicking remain at the fore. [Oct 2013, p.99]
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Sep 12, 2013Buckner’s songwriting, both in the arrangements and vocals, is laser-focused on the development and exploration of his scorched-earth aesthetic. Together, they project it with grace, refinement, and skill.
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UncutAug 29, 2013In short, dense, mesmerising, involving. [Oct 2013, p.63]
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Sep 4, 2013Surrounded is polished and persuasive enough that everyone should give it a try.
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Under The RadarAug 29, 2013It arrives at the stripped-down mastery of Our Blood via a less circuitous route, and solidifies Buckner's grasp on what surely must be real Americana, in all its darkness, confusion and opacity. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.87]
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Oct 22, 2013The Buckner of today is more minimalist, more streamlined, and he asks his listeners to put in a little more work. It’s only fair.
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Aug 30, 2013While Buckner's songs can be awe-inspiring (just ask Bon Iver's Justin Vernon), Surrounded, like its most recent predecessors, requires closer attention in order to fully appreciate.
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Aug 29, 2013The results sound more natural than risky and the entire album finds a nice place between the direct and the obtuse.
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Aug 29, 2013Buckner’s record is a vague reflection of something remarkably powerful, a beautiful mirror image of dreams, of dusty reminiscences and pleas that come too late.